Derailment of a Passenger Train at Darlington
Derailment of a passenger train at Hopetown Junction, Darlington, 31 January 2026 Derailment of a Passenger Train at Darlington At around 13:19 on 31 January 2026, a passenger train derailed and then rerailed at Hopetown Junction, near to Darlington North Road station, County Durham. The train involved had been routed from the Darlington North Road Goods Loop line, over the crossover at Hopetown Junction and onto the Bishop Auckland Single line towards Shildon. The train crew were initially...
